Depression Support Group

Depression is a real and debilitating condition that is often misunderstood by family and friends. Its meaning can range from a prolonged period of sadness to an actual mental illness with specific symptoms. Find and share experiences with others who are going through the same struggles.

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As society worsens, so does mental illness, depression, stress & many other illnesses.

People in the US (& other countries too) are losing their jobs, their medical benefits, their homes, cannot afford to give their children a college education, can barely afford to fill up thier gas tanks & the effects of global warming are upon us. I just read Al Gore's report to the Presient which says that we MUST look to alternative energy sources ASAP & stop our reliance on oil. Here in CA, we are burning up due to no rain.
Public education is in shambles & the war in Iraq is sucking out billion of our National budget.

These are very hard times & may not get better soon.

People lose hope, give up on their dreams & get sicker.

The point of all of the above is that DS is growing every day with all of the strong people like yourselves who are reaching out for help. You are all the STRONG ones.

For every depressed/mentally ill person on DS, there are hundreds if not thousands who are not reaching our for help. Hell, I live with one of them & he is wound up so tight, I fear for his life.

There is NO possible way that DS can staff for what is happening. They are a non-profit organization & donations must be down like all other non-profit organization, some just barely hanging on. So you see DS is struggling also; no different from each one of us. They are working very hard to come up with new features, ie, CL's, etc. to make thier site as helpful & user-friendly as possible.

But each one of us can make a differenc here & in our real lives to better society as a whole by practicing kindness, foregiveness, empathy & love.

Trolls, predators, etc. will always be around, they always have been, it is just easier for them on the internet.

Just hope people sit up and take notice of your wise words honey or i can see this site closing and a lot of us would be in a bad way. All this fighting is down to a handfull of people and it seems such a shame. Heres hoping we all find peace on our site soon as i for one would be lost without it. Love ya Jazzx

Everyone, from the most recent newcomer, to the longest term old timer, brings SOMETHING!
Here on ds, more than in &quot;real life&quot;, the individual makes a difference. If you are new, and you get attacked or hit on, find a cl and let them know. Or put the person on ignore. Those of us who came for community and healing, soon sort each other out. The rest are pretty much self-eliminating. For the really bad ones, we have our means. I am very grateful for what I have received here, and I am staying to pay the excess forward. God bless ds, and all of you. Together, we ARE ds. Be loving ande AWAKE!

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